1987 FA Charity Shield

Association football match June 2017 June 2017 1987 FA Charity Shield 1987 Charity Shield.jpg The match programme cover Coventry City 0 Everton 1 1 August 1987 Wembley Stadium London Ray Lewis 88,000 Sunny 1986 1988 The 1987 FA Charity Shield (also known as the General Motors FA Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 65th Charity Shield, a football match contested by the holders of the Football League First Division and FA Cup. This edition was contested between Everton and Coventry City at Wembley Stadium on 1 August 1987. Everton had won the 1986–87 Football League while Coventry City had defeated Tottenham Hotspur in the 1987 FA Cup Final to qualify for the season opener for the first time. It was played two weeks before the new league season began. This was Everton's fourth successive appearance in the Charity Shield. The match was shown live on ITV. The match was played in front of 88,000 spectators in sunny conditions and was refereed by Ray Lewis. Just before half-time, Trevor Steven who sprinted down the pitch and delivered a pass into the centre, over Trevor Peake, and Wayne Clarke struck the ball into the roof of the Coventry City net to give Everton a 1–0 lead. Early in the second half, David Speedie missed an opportunity to score after a pass from Greg Downs, Bobby Mimms saving his strike with his toe. In the 67th minute, Everton came close to doubling their lead but Paul Power's shot was over the Coventry City crossbar. Nick Pickering then struck the Everton crossbar with an overhead kick. In the last moments of the match, Steve Ogrizovic saved a shot from Sharp and the match ended 1–0 to Everton who won the Charity Shield for the eighth time. Background Founded in 1908 as a successor to the Sheriff of London Charity Shield,Abandonment of the Sheriff Shield 11 The Observer 19 April 1908 the FA Charity Shield began as a contest between the respective champions of The Football League and the Southern League, although in 1913, it was played between an Amateurs XI and a Professionals XI.The F.A. Charity Shield 10 The Times 7 October 1913 In 1921, it was contested by the league champions of the top division and FA Cup winners for the first time.Peter Ferguson The Shield: From the beginning http://www.mcfc.co.uk/news/team-news/archive/2011/august/community-shield-2011/the-shield-from-the-beginning Manchester City F.C. 4 August 2011 21 April 2014 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192421/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/news/team-news/archive/2011/august/community-shield-2011/the-shield-from-the-beginning live The Premier League replaced the Football League First Division at the top of the English football pyramid after its inception in 1992.Continental or the full English? https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/dec/02/sport.sportfeatures Alex Fynn The Observer 2 December 2001 3 July 2014 15 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210615103553/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/dec/02/sport.sportfeatures live lower-alpha The 1987 FA Charity Shield was the 65th edition of the event.As of 2021, the event is known as the FA Community Shield, having been renamed in 2002. lower-alpha Coventry City had qualified to participate in the Charity Shield after they defeated Tottenham Hotspur in the 1987 FA Cup Final, winning 3–2. https://www.theguardian.com/football/that-1980s-sports-blog/2014/may/16/fa-cup-final-tottenham-coventry-classic-1987 The Guardian 14 June 2021 How Coventry City shocked Tottenham Hotspur to win the 1987 FA Cup final Steven Pye 16 May 2014 4 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210104212102/https://www.theguardian.com/football/that-1980s-sports-blog/2014/may/16/fa-cup-final-tottenham-coventry-classic-1987 live Everton were eligible to play in the Charity Shield after they had ended the 1986–87 season as league champions. https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/oct/04/everton-1987-first-division-winners-unstinted-praise The Guardian 4 October 2013 14 June 2021 Everton's league winners in 1986–87 were worthy of 'unstinted praise' David Lacey 1 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200801161134/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/oct/04/everton-1987-first-division-winners-unstinted-praise live This was Everton's tenth appearance in the Charity Shield, and the fourth consecutive season, as well as their eighth visit to Wembley Stadium in four years. https://theguardian.newspapers.com/clip/79566710/the-observer/ Newspapers.com The Observer Sharpshooter Clarke Ronald Atkin 38 2 August 1987 14 June 2021 15 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210615103553/https://theguardian.newspapers.com/clip/79566710/the-observer/ live Coventry City were making their debut in the competition and playing at Wembley Stadium for the second time in their history, the first being their victory in the previous season's FA Cup. https://www.11v11.com/competitions/fa-community-shield/ 11v11 AFS Enterprises 14 June 2021 FA Community Shield 15 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210615103643/https://www.11v11.com/competitions/fa-community-shield/ live https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39410525 BBC Sport 14 June 2021 Coventry City: Sky Blues legend Steve Ogrizovic praises 'special' Wembley support Ged Scott 31 March 2017 5 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170405222100/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39410525 live The most recent meeting between the sides was in the First Division on 7 February 1987 at Goodison Park which Everton had won 3–1 with goals from Trevor Steven, Adrian Heath and Gary Stevens, with Cyrille Regis scoring Coventry City's solitary goal. https://www.11v11.com/matches/everton-v-coventry-city-07-february-1987-88380/ 11v11 14 June 2021 AFS Enterprises Everton v Coventry City, 07 February 1987 31 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160331152055/http://www.11v11.com/matches/everton-v-coventry-city-07-february-1987-88380/ live During the off-season, Everton's manager Howard Kendall had left the club to take over at Spanish side Athletic Bilbao, with whom he was able to participate in European football competition while English clubs were banned after the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11671/10032073/kendall-in-bilbao Sky Sports 14 June 2021 Howard Kendall interview: Athletic Bilbao adventure for Everton man Paul Gleeson 17 October 2015 15 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210615103634/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11671/10032073/kendall-in-bilbao live He was replaced at Everton by then-coach Colin Harvey in what was his first managerial role. https://www.evertonfc.com/club/history/players-and-managers/managers/colin-harvey Everton F.C. 14 June 2021 Colin Harvey 15 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210615103625/https://www.evertonfc.com/club/history/players-and-managers/managers/colin-harvey live Coventry City's John Sillett became the sole manager after George Curtis had moved into an administrative role at the club. https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2020/march/supremos-profile-of-sky-blues-legend-george-curtis/ Coventry City F.C. 14 June 2021 Supremos: Profile of Sky Blues legend George Curtis 25 March 2020 Mark Hornby 28 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210228160955/https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2020/march/supremos-profile-of-sky-blues-legend-george-curtis/ live Everton were without their first-choice goalkeeper Neville Southall following a knee operation, so Bobby Mimms took his place in the starting line-up. Paul Bracewell, Pat Van Den Hauwe and Ian Snodin were also out with injury and while doubt remained over Heath's fitness following an ankle injury, he started for Everton. Coventry City's side included Scottish international David Speedie who had signed for them during the previous month for £750,000 from Chelsea: https://theguardian.newspapers.com/clip/80592434/the-guardian/ The Guardian Newspapers.com 1 July 2021 16 July 1987 David Lacey 29 Speedie on the move 1 July 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210701122609/https://theguardian.newspapers.com/clip/80592434/the-guardian/ live he was included in the starting eleven in place of Regis who had failed to recover from a groin injury. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A117614907/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=9081fa47 Gale subscription 30 July 1987 14 June 2021 The Times Regis doubtful for dates at Wembley 15 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210615103639/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=STND&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA117614907&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-STND&asid=9081fa47 live Everton came into the Charity Shield after having defeated Swedish side Linköpings FF 4–1 with two goals from Graeme Sharp, and one each from Snodin and Ian Marshall. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A117615126/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=331e369a The Times 29 July 1987 Gale subscription 14 June 2021 Everton in form with easy win 15 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210615103655/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=STND&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA117615126&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-STND&asid=331e369a live Coventry City adopted a 4–3–3 formation while Everton played as 4–4–2. The match was officially referred to as the "General Motors FA Charity Shield" as part of a sponsorship deal between The Football Association and American vehicle manufacturer General Motors. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/722393382/ Newspapers.com Evening Standard 16 June 2021 59 24 July 1987 Coventry City v Everton subscription 24 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195633/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/722393382/ live It was played at Wembley Stadium, which first hosted the Shield in 1974.The FA Community Shield history http://www.thefa.com/fa-community-shield/more/history The Football Association 3 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130609184712/http://www.thefa.com/fa-community-shield/more/history 9 June 2013 live The referee for the match was Ray Lewis from Great Bookham in Surrey. https://www.11v11.com/matches/coventry-city-v-everton-01-august-1987-367019/ 11v11 14 June 2021 Coventry City v Everton, 01 August 1987 15 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210615103706/https://www.11v11.com/matches/coventry-city-v-everton-01-august-1987-367019/ live The fixture had been brought forward by one week in order to allow the Football League Centenary match to be hosted at the national stadium, which would see a "Football League XI" play against a "Rest of the World XI", which included Diego Maradona, Gary Lineker, Michel Platini and Josimar. https://theguardian.newspapers.com/clip/79559077/the-guardian/ The Guardian 14 June 2021 Speedie arrival for the season Martin Thorpe 15 1 August 1987 Newspapers.com 15 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210615103558/https://theguardian.newspapers.com/clip/79559077/the-guardian/ live https://www.11v11.com/matches/football-league-v-rest-of-the-world-08-august-1987-240579/ 11v11 AFS Enterprises 14 June 2021 Football League v Rest of the World, 08 August 1987 25 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201125170016/https://www.11v11.com/matches/football-league-v-rest-of-the-world-08-august-1987-240579/ live The Charity Shield was broadcast live in several regions on the ITV network. https://theguardian.newspapers.com/clip/79563294/the-guardian/ Television and Radio The Guardian Newspapers.com 14 June 2021 1 August 1987 28 15 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210615103627/https://theguardian.newspapers.com/clip/79563294/the-guardian/ live Coventry City's allocation of tickets for the match was higher than the 25,000 they had received for the FA Cup Final, and the size of their support was reported at the time as setting a new record for a single club in the Charity Shield.More than 41,000 Wembley tickets sold to Coventry City fans Reid Les Coventry Observer 16 March 2017 16 June 2021 https://coventryobserver.co.uk/news/more-than-41000-wembley-tickets-sold-to-coventry-city-fans/ The figure varies between sources, with The Guardian placing it at 35,000, while club historians David Brassington and Jim Brown gave the figure as 40,000 and 50,000 respectively.Brassington David 1989 2 Singers to Sky Blues: The story of Coventry City Football Club Sporting and Leisure Press Limited 978-0-86023-452-4 125Brown Jim 1998 Coventry City: The Elite Era : a Complete Record Desert Island Books Westcliff-on-Sea 978-1-87428-703-2 https://books.google.com/books?id=g-L-PQAACAAJ 108 16 June 2021 15 March 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210315160408/https://books.google.com/books?id=g-L-PQAACAAJ live Brassington described it as "the largest exodus Coventry had ever experienced". Match Pre-match Everton had to make a change to their line-up on the morning of the match, when full-back Stevens became ill with a virus. He was replaced by Heath, while Alan Harper switched to the defence.The Pink 1 August 1987 Roger Draper 2–3 Clarke's strike stuns City Despite Curtis no longer being involved in day-to-day management, Coventry chose him to lead the team out on to the field before the game. This was as a result of Sillett having led them out on his own before the FA Cup Final, following an FA denial of Coventry's request for both men to lead. Sillett said that they had decided before the FA Cup game to split the honours this way, "because we were sure to win the Cup".The Pink 1 August 1987 4 Curtis leads out the team First half The match kicked off around 3p.m. on 1 August 1987 at Wembley Stadium in front of 88,000 spectators in sunny conditions. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A117722165/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=6c413497 Gale The Sunday Times 14 June 2021 Everton's shield – by a whisker Brian Glanville Brian Glanville subscription 2 August 1987 15 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210615103602/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=STND&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA117722165&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-STND&asid=6c413497 live Coventry's Lloyd McGrath was penalised for a strong challenge on Heath early in the game, but the Everton free kick came to nothing when Sharp fouled goalkeeper Steve Ogrizovic. Coventry striker Dave Bennett then made a run towards the Everton goal after Peter Reid had given the ball away, but the attack ended when Nick Pickering was given offside. Speedie received headed a pass from Greg Downs towards Mimms, but was also offside. Ten minutes into the game, Harper sent a free kick deep into Coventry's penalty area which was caught by Ogrizovic. He immediately sent the ball down the field towards Speedie, but Everton's Dave Watson was able to clear the danger. Ogrizovic initiated a similar attack minutes later, when his up-field clearance was laid off by Speedie to Micky Gynn. Gynn ran towards Everton's goal and was brought down by a defender. Keith Houchen stopped playing to take a free kick, but the referee had already decided to play advantage and Coventry lost the ball. Both sides continued to attack, with Sharp hitting a shot which was too weak, and Pickering then kicking wide of the goal. The award of a corner to Everton, from which Sharp narrowly missed with a header, sparked a mass argument with the referee by Coventry's players. Both teams had started the game with full commitment, with 10 fouls recorded in the first 20 minutes. The attacks continued, with Ogrizovic launching Coventry forward a third time, but Houchen's shot went high over the Everton crossbar after a pass from Pickering. Everton's Steven then attempted to score after Coventry full-back David Phillips had given away the ball, but Downs's tackle denied him. Everton had more of the possession in the latter part of the first half, but both sides continued to attack. Sharp made a run down the right wing, with Coventry's defence stretched, but Phillips stopped the attack with a well-timed tackle. Speedie then had another chance from an Ogrizovic clearance, but Everton captain Kevin Ratcliffe won the ball easily. Paul Power ran down the right, crossing the ball into the penalty area over Ogrizovic's head, but Pickering cleared the ball over the crossbar. Coventry then had what Coventry Evening Telegraph reporter Roger Draper called their "best move of the match", with Houchen, Pickering and Bennett all involved in the build-up, but Speedie's header went wide. Just before half-time, Heath back-heeled the ball to Steven who sprinted down the pitch and delivered a pass into the centre. Trevor Peake was unable to reach the ball as it flew over his head and Wayne Clarke was able to strike it firmly into the roof of the Coventry City net to give Everton a 1–0 lead. During the interval, Everton were forced to make a change to their team, as Kevin Sheedy had picked up an Achilles tendon injury, and Neil Pointon came on in his place. Second half Early in the second half, Speedie missed an opportunity to score after a pass from Downs when Mimms saved his strike with his toe. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002487/19870803/492/0031 Sandwell Evening Mail 31 Pride in the fall Martin Swann British Newspaper Archive subscription 3 August 1987 15 June 2021 Everton's Watson then became the first player of the match to be booked after he fouled McGrath, who soon after had to be substituted with Steve Sedgley coming on to replace him in the 56th minute. Houchen's diving header from a Gynn cross was then deflected out for a corner, and in the 67th minute, Everton came close to doubling their lead. Heath played a long cross-field pass to Sharp who headed the ball to Power. Despite being kicked in the face by Phillips, Power managed to shoot but his strike was over the Coventry City crossbar. Pickering then struck the Everton crossbar with an overhead kick. With five minutes of the match remaining, Gynn was injured by Heath and had to be substituted for Brian Borrows. In the last moments of the match, Ogrizovic saved a shot from Sharp to maintain Everton's lead and the match ended 1–0 to Everton who won the Charity Shield for the eighth time. Details 1 August 1987 15:00 Coventry City 0–1 Everton Clarke 44 Wembley Stadium, London 88,000 Ray Lewis _vneckblue FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 Coventry _whiteborder _whitehalfsides _whiteborder _whitetop 003399 003399 003399 FFFFFF 003399 Everton 1 ENG Steve Ogrizovic 2 WAL David Phillips 3 ENG Greg Downs 4 ENG Lloyd McGrath 56 5 ENG Brian Kilcline (c) 6 ENG Trevor Peake 7 ENG Dave Bennett 8 ENG Micky Gynn 86 9 SCO David Speedie 10ENG Keith Houchen 11ENG Nick PickeringSubstitutes: ENG Jake Findlay 16 ENG Brian Borrows 86 ENG Martin Lane ENG Graham Rodger 12 ENG Steve Sedgeley Manager:ENG John Sillett 1 ENG Bobby Mimms 2 ENG Alan Harper 3 ENG Paul Power 4 WAL Kevin Ratcliffe (c) 5 ENG Dave Watson 6 ENG Peter Reid 7 ENG Trevor Steven 8 ENG Wayne Clarke 9 SCO Graeme Sharp 10ENG Adrian Heath 11IRL Kevin Sheedy 46Substitutes: ENG Alec Chamberlain 15 ENG Neil Pointon 46 ENG Derek Mountfield ENG Neil Adams ENG Ian MarshallManager:ENG Colin Harvey Post-match Speaking of the timing of Everton's goal, Sillett noted "it was a terrible time to give away a goal". However, he indicated that his side's performance "proved we're not a flash in the pan – we're going to be in there with the top teams this season." https://theguardian.newspapers.com/clip/79599600/the-guardian/ Newspapers.com 15 June 2021 3 August 1987 22 Everton's shield for the long march ahead Russell Thomas The Guardian 15 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210615103604/https://theguardian.newspapers.com/clip/79599600/the-guardian/ live He reflected on the timing of the match, suggesting that neither side had been sufficiently prepared for the game: "You don't expect an athlete like Sebastian Coe to train for two weeks and then go straight into the Olympic Games, do you? The occasion has come too early for both of us." https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A117617339/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=c61be474 Gale subscription 15 June 2021 3 August 1987 Sillett plea to stage Shield in January to end first act flop The Times Stuart Jones 15 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210615103604/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=STND&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA117617339&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-STND&asid=c61be474 live Despite his side's victory, Harvey bemoaned the various injuries afflicting the club: "We were a few players short and I think it showed particularly in the second half". Harvey also tipped Coventry as possible title winners for the upcoming season. He said "I was recently asked who I thought were the outsiders for our title. I said Coventry City. ... After this performance, I see no reason to change my mind."Steve Evans 3 August 1987 24 Coventry Evening Telegraph Harvey: City to make challenge The clubs faced one another in the First Division in the 1987–88 season, with both matches ending in 2–1 wins for the away sides, Coventry City winning at Goodison Park in September 1987 and Everton victorious at Highfield Road the following April. https://www.11v11.com/teams/everton/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Coventry%20City/ 11v11 AFS Enterprises Everton football club: record v Coventry City 15 June 2021 27 October 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201027114239/https://www.11v11.com/teams/everton/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Coventry%20City/ live Everton ended the league season in fourth place in the First Division, and were it not for the ban on English clubs in European football, would have qualified to play in the 1988–89 UEFA Cup. https://www.espn.co.uk/football/columns/story/_/id/1481816/delaney-england-banned-europe ESPN 14 June 2021 What if... England hadn't been banned Miguel Delaney 21 June 2013 4 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210104212104/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/columns/story/_/id/1481816/delaney-england-banned-europe live Coventry City finished in tenth position in the First Division. https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-one/1988/ 11v11 AFS Enterprises 14 June 2021 League Division One end of season table for 1987–88 season 29 October 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201029202822/https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-one/1988/ live See also 1986–87 Football League 1986–87 FA Cup Notes References Comm 1987 Category:Football matches in London Charity Shield 1987 Charity Shield 1987 Category:August 1987 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1987 in sport in London Category:Sports events at Wembley Stadium